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When eggs are shipped, it works best to keep the big end of the egg up in order to encourage the air cell to develop correctly. Sometimes shipping scrambles the egg. But when you are using home grown, unshaken eggs the position of the egg is not as important. I've set most of my eggs (when...

Quote: I let them lay on their sides as much as possible. They tend to roll and bump each other, and once there is one chick playing egg football, any idea of control is over. I usually have at least one breech egg per batch of 20. Oh wait, you are just beginning your hatch, not lockdown...

Quote: congratulations!!!! They are addicting! For your first hatch, I'd recommend you find some local eggs so you can learn how to have a good hatch rate. Shipped eggs can be a big disappointment even for an experienced hatcher. The dry incubation method works very well for many people...

Quote: LOL! So glad you find me pleasant. my kids don't always think so. I'll keep an eye out for whatever reply you have. Ick! DE up the nose!

Quote: That seems like an awful lot of water... what humidity are you at? I'm in the same hatch and have only added water twice. If I'd been on the ball, I would have added one more time, since my weight loss is higher than I'd like. Did you weigh your eggs at the beginning?

jmc, I usually get about a 16% loss of weight in my eggs, and have consistantly good hatches. Not saying I aim for 16%... and the weight loss to day 18 is because, after day 18 the incubator is flooded with moisture and the eggs should not be losing weight any more. When I was graphing my...

Quote: They are fine. The only eggs I force into the upright position is the shipped eggs, and only until I candle and toss out what doesn't look viable - around day 10.

I'm thinking one of the easiest ways to determine if your thermometer is close to the right temperature is... use it to measure your own temperature. Stick it under your armpit or kneepit for a couple of minutes and see how close it is to 98*. (yes, we all have slight temperature swings, but...

Quote: The more the merrier! I'd expect you should get it by then, we have 21 days till we set (assuming chicken eggs).

wishingbee... what is the Brinsea thermometer reading at? If the heat changes are due to the position then all our Brinseas do that, and it hasn't affected our hatch rates, so methinks you are fine. When I began incubating I used a different thermometer, but the fluctuations in the electronic...